Akaniyene Bassey, Head of the Nigerian Mission in Cote d’Ivoire, has called for adequate investigation into the death of a Nigerian girl, Queen Ebimaho who was murdered in Abidjan, the country’s commercial capital.
Akaniyene told the West African Bureau Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Abidjan on Wednesday that Ebimaho’s death must not be swept under the carpet.
He said that the Consular Department in the embassy had been detailed to work with the Ivorian security agencies to ensure that those behind the murder were unravelled.
The mission head said the embassy could not afford to fold its arms and watch the life of any Nigerian in the country being toyed with.
He said: “The lives of our citizens are important to us.
“The girl in question could have been anybody’s sister, so it is not a matter to be played with.
“If a matter of this nature is left un-investigated, who knows who will be the next victim?
“We have resolved to get to the root of the matter.”
Akaniyene called on Nigerians in the country to go about their daily activities without any form of fears.
NAN reports that Ebimaho’s death has left many Nigerians in Ajame in fear as some have described the circumstance as terrible.
Ebimaho, who hails from Edo State, was on August 24, found dead in the pool of her own blood in her room in a brothel in Ajame, Abidjan.
Eyewitnesses said that neighbours woke up the following morning only to find her dead with series of punctures on the corpse.
Ebimaho, who came into the country two months ago, was said to have been brought into Abidjan by a Nigerian identified as Joy Larry.
NAN reports that her corpse has since been buried by a Nigerian identified as Osas, who Nigerian embassy officials said did so without officially informing the mission.
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